Ghana

Ghana

sovereign state, country

Part of	West Africa, Africa, Economic Community of West African States, Sub-Saharan Africa
Inception	1957
Official name	Ghana, Ghana, la République du Ghana, Gana tingbani
Native label	Ghana, Gana, Gaana
Short name	🇬🇭
Named after	Ghana Empire
Demonym	Ghanaian
Official language	English
Anthem	God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
Culture	culture of Ghana
Motto text	Freedom and Justice, Rhyddid a Chyfiawnder
Continent	Africa
Country	Ghana
Capital	Accra
Located in time zone	UTC±00:00, Africa/Accra
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Located in/on physical feature	West Africa
Coordinate location	8°1′48″N 1°4′48″W
Coordinates of easternmost point	6°6′45″N 1°11′58″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	11°10′12″N 0°16′12″W
Coordinates of southernmost point	4°44′23″N 2°5′31″W
Coordinates of westernmost point	6°37′28″N 3°15′34″W
Highest point	Mount Afadja
Lowest point	Gulf of Guinea
Basic form of government	democracy
Office held by head of state	President of Ghana
Head of state	Nana Akufo-Addo
Office held by head of government	President of Ghana
Head of government	Nana Akufo-Addo
Executive body	Ghana gɔmena
Legislative body	Parliament of Ghana
Central bank	Bank of Ghana
Currency	Ghana cedi
Shares border with	Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 1363
Replaces	Dominion of Ghana, Gold Coast Colony, British Togoland
Studied in	Ghana studies
Official website	https://www.ghana.gov.gh/
Hashtag	Ghana
Top-level Internet domain	.gh
Flag	Flag of Ghana
Coat of arms	coat of arms of Ghana
Geography of topic	geography of Ghana
Has characteristic	free country
History of topic	history of Ghana
Open data portal	Ghana Open Data Initiative
Bibliography	bibliography of Ghana
Economy of topic	economy of Ghana
Demographics of topic	demographics of Ghana
Mobile country code	620
Country calling code	+233
Trunk prefix	0
Emergency phone number	999, 191, 192, 193
GS1 country code	603
Licence plate code	GH
Maritime identification digits	627
Unicode character	🇬🇭
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Ghana

Ghana (/ˈɡɑːnə/ ^ⓘ GAH-nə; Twi: Gaana, Ewe: Gana, Dagbani: Gana), dinɛ nar si'em anɛ Republic of Ghana, anɛ teŋ kanɛ bɛ West Africa. Di kpi'enɛ Gulf of Guinea ka Atlantic Ocean bɛ di ya-dagɔbʋg, ka ban nɛ Ivory Coast tɔnd taaba bɛ ya-tuon, Burkina Faso mɛn bɛ ya-datiʋŋ, ka Togo bɛ ya-nya'aŋ. Ghana mɔri paalʋ ka di labisim an wʋʋ 239,567 km² (92,497 sq mi). Ka mɔr mɔri gaad nidib miliyon 32, Ghana anɛ teŋtita'ar kani zu'oe pɛ'ɛs ayi', Nigeria ya'a yi bɛ West Africa ni. Di tempʋtita'ar anɛ Accra; teŋtita'ara sieba mɛn bɛ nwɛnnɛ Kumasi, Tamale, nɛ Sekondi-Takoradi.

Teŋgbaʋŋ banɛ la'asʋg an Ghana la anɛ Dagbon teŋgbaʋŋ nɛ Bono sʋ'ʋlʋm, dinɛ ka Bono state bɛ di pʋʋgʋn dinɛ yi 11th century la sa. Teŋgbana nwɛnnɛ Dagbon teŋgbaʋŋ dinɛ bɛ ya-datiʋŋ nɛ Ashanti Empire dinɛ bɛ ya-dabɔbʋg la mɛn da bɛ yʋma tʋsa bɛdigʋ. Dinɛ yi 15th century, Portuguese Empire la dɔl pɛ'ɛs nɛ European powers, da sɔs suor ye tɔlim ninsaal suor bɛllim, ka British la yʋ'ʋn da di'e suori sʋ'ʋg coast la bɛ 19th century la ni. Bani da bɛ yamʋg ni wʋʋ yʋma bɛdigʋ la ka pʋ sʋ'e ba mɛŋ la, bani da bɛ yamʋg pʋʋgʋn la British colonial da mɔr sʋ'ʋlʋm kɔn'ɔb-kɔn'ɔb nam 4: Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, nɛ British Togoland. Sɔ' wʋsa da mɔri bɛnɛ o kɔn' nɛ o sʋ'ʋlʋm bɛ hese Commonwealth tis teŋ. Ka 6 March 1957, Ghana da an yiiga teŋi bɛ Sub-Saharan Africa ye ba paami ba sʋ'ʋ-m-mɛŋ.

Ghana bɛllim

Ghana bɛnɛ Gulf of Guinea la baba, digriis bi'ela bɛ Equator ya-datiʋŋ. Di gilig nɛ wʋʋ 239,535 km² (92,485 sq mi) ka mɔr Atlantic coastline dinɛ wa'am wʋʋ 560 kilometres (350 miles) bɛ Guinea ni dinɛ bɛ Atlantic Ocean ya-dagɔbʋg. Dodi Island nɛ Bobowasi Island pʋ lal nɛ south coast la. Di bɛnɛ latitudes 4°45'N nɛ 11°N pʋʋgʋn, nɛ longitudes 1°15'E and 3°15'W pʋʋgʋn mɛn. Prime meridian la dɔli Ghana gaad, zi'ig la anɛ Tema. Ghana bɛllim bɛnɛ Prime Meridian suokita ni nɛ Equator la gaad teŋ kani wʋsa bɛ, zi'esim kaŋa (0°, 0°), bɛnɛ Atlantic Ocean la baba wʋʋ 614 km (382 mi) off south-east coast bɛ Ghana.

Mɔɔgteŋ da gɛndig nɛ south coastal shrublands nɛ baŋɔ sʋ'ʋg Ghana, baŋɔ (wɛog) bɛnɛ northward yit coast 320 kilometres (200 miles) nɛ eastward nɛ maximum of 270 kilometres (170 miles) nɛ bɛllim zi'ig an sanlima tuub nɛ industrial minerals nɛ timbanam. Ghana anɛ 5 terrestrial ecoregions: Eastern Guinean forests, Guinean forest–savanna mosaic, West Sudanian savanna, Central African mangroves, nɛ Guinean mangroves. Di mɔr 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean kanl wʋʋ 4.53/10, kɛt ka di bɛllim bɛ 112th dunia ni yit tens 172.

White Volta River nɛ di kɔdaag kani pʋbidi kenna Black Volta, pʋbidnɛ ya-dagɔbʋg dɔl Ghana ken Lake Volta, ku'otita'ar kani pɛ'ɛs atan' di bɛdim nɛ di yaliŋ wʋsa, dinɛ ka hydroelectric Akosombo Dam dim maal, di naae yʋʋm 1965 la ni. Volta ku'om la pʋbidnɛ dɔl Lake Volta kpɛn'ɛd Gulf of Guinea. Ghana ya-datiʋŋ mɛŋir anɛ Pulmakong ka di ya-dagɔbʋg mɛŋir an Cape Three Points.

Landmarks, Borders, and Regions
Coastal Plain Accra, Apam, Cape Coast, Elmina, Kakum National Park, Kokrobite, Nzulezo, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ada Foah The Gulf of Guinea coastal plain with the seat of government and capital city, castles and forts and rainforest Ashanti-Kwahu Koforidua, Kumasi, Obuasi, Sunyani Forested hills and the Kingdom of Ashanti Volta Basin Tamale Lake Volta, the river system that feeds it and Ghana eastern border crossing Northern Plains Wa, Bolgatanga, Mole National Park Savanna plains and north Ghana trade route and border crossing
Settlements
Accra	Seat of Government and Capital city.
Bolgatanga	Paga Crocodile Pond location.
Cape Coast	Cape Coast Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Elmina	Coastal town with Elmina Castle.
Koforidua	Aburi Botanical Gardens location.
Kumasi	Traditional centre of the Kingdom of Ashanti.
Obuasi	World's 9th largest gold mine location; and Mining town.
Sekondi-Takoradi	Surfing beaches such as Busua Beach, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Tamale	Largest settlement in the Kingdom of Dagbon and gateway to Mole National Park.
Yendi	Traditional Capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon and seat of Yaa Naa.

Ghana wina an dinɛ ti'asid, ti mɔr sɛɛng wina nɛ ʋʋn wina. Ghana bɛnɛ hydro-climatic zi'es atan'. Sa wina ti'asʋg bɛ, saŋa bɛllim yiti dʋ ti'ak coastal waters. Nɛ' nam yiti daamidnɛ kpaadib nɛ ziŋgba'adib.

Ka 2015 nii, gɔmma la da tis gbaʋŋ ka di pian'azut an "Ghana's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution." Bani dɔlisid nɛ', Ghana si'ak ka tik nɛ Paris Climate Agreement bɛ yʋʋm 2016 la ni.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Ghana

Further information: Ghanaian people

Ethnic Groups in Ghana
Ethnic Groups			percent
Akan			47.5%
Mole-Dagbani			16.6%
Ewe			13.9%
Ga-Dangme			7.4%
Gurma			5.7%
Guan			3.7%
Grusi			2.5%
Mande			1.1%
Other			1.4%

2019 nii, Ghana da mɔr nidib wʋʋ 30,083,000. Nidib wʋʋ 29% bɛnɛ yʋma 15 tɛŋir, ka nidib bani bɛ yʋma 15–64 an 57.8 yi kɔbiga nidib kɔbʋga pʋʋgʋn. 2010 kanlʋg la da bigis ye buudinam kanl anɛ Akan (47.3%), Mole-Dagbani (16.6%), Ewe (13.9%), Ga-Dangme (7.4%), Gurma (5.7%) ka Guan la mɛn mɔr (3.7%).

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